andrewsgranny ASN, RN

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1. Dr.'s ARE NOT MGMT. MATERIAL

   andrewsgranny replied to andrewsgranny's topic in General Nursing

   If he is so horrible, why have you worked there ten years? You have to know the whole story. When I started working for him, he was actually working in a practice setting, but for a local hospital. I was paid by the hospital for 8 yrs. then 2 yrs. ag...

2. Dr.'s ARE NOT MGMT. MATERIAL

   andrewsgranny posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi All, I am an LPN in an office for 10yrs. 1 doc. and 1 nurse (me) Maybe he's like all of them I dunno but this guy is so wishy washy and makes up new rules as he goes. Get this I have rarely missed a day in 10 yrs. No kid programs, working with bro...

3. west tn

   andrewsgranny replied to butterfly524's topic in Tennessee

   West Tennessee here too. I actually live in Martin, and work in Union City. WOOO Hooo whata small world.

4. info on TN please

   andrewsgranny replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Tennessee

   Tennessee sounds good to me.....CORNY huh? Oh well thats where I'm at. I live in NW Tennessee. Fairly mild winters and summers. I live in a small town, but I am 1 hour from Jackson Tn. one way and 1 Hour from Paducah Ky. in the other direction. I am ...

5. do rn's do office..or only lpn's or ma's

   andrewsgranny replied to prunepie's topic in Ambulatory

   I am an LPN x 12 yrs. and I work in a Dr.'s office. I've been there 81/2 years. And in my area there are no RN's in the office, if so it's rare! Even in the cardiologist office's. I think the reason for this is the pay. Rn's can get better pay ANYWH...

6. Low bi-carb level HELP

   andrewsgranny replied to andrewsgranny's topic in Pediatric

   Wow, thanks for the refresher course. Your reply was even more than I could have expected. His bicarb level is back up to normal. He is back to his old self. However, I'm afraid that he will go down again and it will all be the same. I have some stud...

7. Low bi-carb level HELP

   andrewsgranny posted a topic in Pediatric

   Ya'll I really need some advice. I have a 2 1/2 yr. old grandson. Sunday pm he was a normal 2 y/o then he woke up monday c/o a belly ache. Then started throwing up about 2 times. He went back to sleep on the floor, but was just flacid. Ok went to the...

8. Weird pt complaints

   andrewsgranny replied to at your cervix's topic in General Nursing

   No Complaint, but this is true. A long time ago I worked for an older Dr. we lived in a very small Tennessee town We saw alot of what I call" Loretta Lynn" pts. Anyway.... One day a lady brought her 13 y/o daughter in and she was c/o vaginal pain, a...

9. Why LPN??

   andrewsgranny replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   I have been an LPN for almost 13 yrs. When I started, I was working full time in a popular resturant in management. I thought I could go to school full time 8am-2pm Mon-Fri. work 3-11 at the resturant raise 3 kids ages 2,5 and 6 plus a husband. Well ...

10. Who Let The Dogs Out! Too Funny!

    andrewsgranny replied to RNbeach's topic in Humor

    I cant see anything.

11. HIPAA....the nightmare....

    andrewsgranny replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We had our madatory HIPPA inservice too. I work in a clinic and did you know that the drug reps who call on our office know how many times and to who we write their rx. to? So if they come in and say "well Dr. smith, are you using celexa these days?"...

12. yes, i'll take a number 2 and a number 3 to go please......!!!!!

    andrewsgranny replied to Granted Fal's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some Dr's are ATB. freaks. and some dont want to give them at all. In our clinic we have alot of people with C/O allergies and think they have to have ATB's to get better. No S/S of infection,just have to have the ATB. Its usually the older popu...

13. Smoking nurses

    andrewsgranny replied to chrissy6496's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to add my 2 pennies here.... Yes I am a smoker. I'm not proud, my employer does not know that I smoke. I never smoke at work or in my car or in my home when my grandbaby is there. I am a selective smoker but still a smoker. But here's my bee...

14. Miffed at these Docs

    andrewsgranny replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    Coumadin 7.5mg bid sounds like way too much to me. I dont think I would sit on this one.

15. For those of you who enjoy listening to a good X-mas Carol.....

    andrewsgranny replied to KC CHICK's topic in Humor

    I couldnt understand him. It sounded to me like Bart Simpsons dad on a good drunk.